My Riffs

Save the fight for what matters. There’s too much online fighting. There’s no point. Save your fight for what matters. Most those things online matter little. Fight for your family, for your values, for your future. That’s worth it. 

Your beliefs will be tested. Your resolve will be tested. Your habits will be tested. Your morals will be tested. Your assumptions will be tested. On and on the list goes.  These tests will shake out the truth. 

It needs to start with me. What we want changed, what we don't like, the problems around us, to make things better has to start with me. The things around me need me to get better to influence what needs to be changed. It starts with me. 

 Each action sets a precedent. That's why it's a bad idea to make a mistake twice in a row. A mistake must be followed by some form of correction. Because a precedent has been set and must be reset. A good action sets a precedent. It makes another good action easier. Every action is a precedent; every follow up a precedent. Don't make the same mistake twice. If you have, immediately set a new precedent.

What matters is what you do each day. Not what you do occasionally.  Get those daily habits right. That’s who you will become. 

It’s hard to appreciate anything if you’re going full speed.  Things are moving faster and faster. We rarely take time to appreciate our surroundings, nature, quality and detail and most importantly people. Our devices pull us from reality into dopamine hits.  It takes intentional slowing down to appreciate what we have and experience.